Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is facing off with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, among other films, for the top prize at this Sunday’s Academy Awards.
The Oscars are set to start at a new time — 7:00 p.m. Eastern and 4:00 p.m. Pacific. Hopefully, that means host Conan O’Brien can wrap up the festivities well before 11 p.m. on the East Coast.
This will also be one of the last times the ceremony is broadcast on ABC, its television home since 1976. The network’s final broadcast will come in 2028 before the awards show moves to YouTube in 2029, when it streams the 101st Academy Awards. The YouTube deal was announced in December and will run through 2033.
For now, viewers can watch this year’s awards on ABC through cable, satellite, or over-the-air with an antenna.
Where the Oscars Are Streaming
Another option is to watch online at ABC.com or through the ABC app with a TV provider login.
If you’ve cut the cord, the next best way is Hulu. The Disney-owned streamer (Disney also owns ABC) will carry the awards for the first time this year. The broadcast will be available to all Hulu subscribers and does not require a Hulu + Live TV subscription.
You could also try a free trial from streaming TV services that carry ABC, such as YouTube TV or Fubo.
For international viewers, the Oscars provides a list of networks around the world that will broadcast the show, including ITV in the U.K. and Crave in Canada. In several countries, including France, Germany, and Korea, the ceremony will also stream directly on Disney+.
Undoubtedly, prediction markets are going to make a big deal out of the odds for each category. Like elections and, apparently, military interventions, people can bet on the outcome of Oscar winners. Much to the chagrin of viewers, the Golden Globes even partnered with Polymarket this year.
Part of the appeal of these markets is that insiders with knowledge of likely outcomes can place wagers, which in theory helps make the odds more accurate.
If that’s the case, and some Oscar voters have already placed bets, you might want to stop reading here if you’re trying to avoid spoilers.
As of Thursday, both Kalshi and Polymarket have One Battle After Another at a 77% chance of winning Best Picture.
The race for Best Actor is tighter. Both prediction markets give Michael B. Jordan a 47% chance of winning for his role in Sinners. Timothée Chalamet, nominated for Marty Supreme, has about a 40% chance of taking home the award.
Other categories already appear locked in. Polymarket and Kalshi both give Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley a 97% chance of winning Best Actress. Meanwhile, K-Pop Demon Hunters has an over 90% chance of winning Best Animated Feature.
Will the AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood make an appearance? Considering how eager Hollywood execs are to cram AI down movie fans’ throats, the odds are pretty good.
Original Source: https://gizmodo.com/how-to-watch-the-2026-oscars-and-who-prediction-markets-are-betting-on-2000732841
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